Updated observational constraints on $ϕ$CDM dynamical dark energy cosmological models
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| contents | We present updated observational constraints on the spatially flat $ϕ$CDM model, where dark energy is described by a minimally coupled scalar field $ϕ$ with an inverse power-law potential $V=V_0 ϕ^{-α}$. Using Planck 2018 CMB temperature, polarization (P18), and lensing power spectra (lensing), along with a compilation of non-CMB data including baryon acoustic oscillation, type Ia supernova, Hubble parameter, and growth rate measurements, we constrain $ϕ$CDM and $ϕ$CDM+$A_L$ models where $A_L$ is the CMB lensing consistency parameter. The scalar field parameter $α$, which governs dark energy dynamics, is more tightly constrained by non-CMB data than by CMB data alone. For the full dataset, we obtain $α= 0.055 \pm 0.041$ in the $ϕ$CDM model and $α= 0.095 \pm 0.056$ in the $ϕ$CDM+$A_L$ model, mildly favoring evolving dark energy over a cosmological constant by $1.3σ$ and $1.7σ$. The Hubble constant is $H_0=67.55_{-0.46}^{+0.53}$ km s$^{-1}$ Mpc$^{-1}$ in the $ϕ$CDM model, consistent with median statistics and some local determinations, but in tension with other local determinations. The constraints for matter density and clustering amplitude ($Ω_m = 0.3096 \pm 0.0055$, $σ_8 = 0.8013_{-0.0067}^{+0.0077}$) of the flat $ϕ$CDM model statistically agree with $Λ$CDM model values. Allowing $A_L$ to vary reduces tensions between CMB and non-CMB data, although we find $A_L = 1.105 \pm 0.037$, $2.8σ$ higher than unity, consistent with the excess smoothing seen in Planck data. Model comparison using AIC and DIC indicates that the $ϕ$CDM model provides a fit comparable to $Λ$CDM, with the $ϕ$CDM+$A_L$ slightly preferred. Overall, while the $Λ$CDM model remains an excellent fit, current data leave open the possibility of mildly evolving quintessence-like dynamical dark energy. |
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| spellingShingle | Updated observational constraints on $ϕ$CDM dynamical dark energy cosmological models Park, Chan-Gyung Ratra, Bharat Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Physics - Phenomenology High Energy Physics - Theory We present updated observational constraints on the spatially flat $ϕ$CDM model, where dark energy is described by a minimally coupled scalar field $ϕ$ with an inverse power-law potential $V=V_0 ϕ^{-α}$. Using Planck 2018 CMB temperature, polarization (P18), and lensing power spectra (lensing), along with a compilation of non-CMB data including baryon acoustic oscillation, type Ia supernova, Hubble parameter, and growth rate measurements, we constrain $ϕ$CDM and $ϕ$CDM+$A_L$ models where $A_L$ is the CMB lensing consistency parameter. The scalar field parameter $α$, which governs dark energy dynamics, is more tightly constrained by non-CMB data than by CMB data alone. For the full dataset, we obtain $α= 0.055 \pm 0.041$ in the $ϕ$CDM model and $α= 0.095 \pm 0.056$ in the $ϕ$CDM+$A_L$ model, mildly favoring evolving dark energy over a cosmological constant by $1.3σ$ and $1.7σ$. The Hubble constant is $H_0=67.55_{-0.46}^{+0.53}$ km s$^{-1}$ Mpc$^{-1}$ in the $ϕ$CDM model, consistent with median statistics and some local determinations, but in tension with other local determinations. The constraints for matter density and clustering amplitude ($Ω_m = 0.3096 \pm 0.0055$, $σ_8 = 0.8013_{-0.0067}^{+0.0077}$) of the flat $ϕ$CDM model statistically agree with $Λ$CDM model values. Allowing $A_L$ to vary reduces tensions between CMB and non-CMB data, although we find $A_L = 1.105 \pm 0.037$, $2.8σ$ higher than unity, consistent with the excess smoothing seen in Planck data. Model comparison using AIC and DIC indicates that the $ϕ$CDM model provides a fit comparable to $Λ$CDM, with the $ϕ$CDM+$A_L$ slightly preferred. Overall, while the $Λ$CDM model remains an excellent fit, current data leave open the possibility of mildly evolving quintessence-like dynamical dark energy. |
| title | Updated observational constraints on $ϕ$CDM dynamical dark energy cosmological models |
| topic | Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Physics - Phenomenology High Energy Physics - Theory |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.25812 |